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From city living to village dwelling

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Our episode starts with a quick recap of the last episode and how we approached the discoveries we made differently. This episode takes us from the city of Dresden to a very small village named Unkersdorf. Here, we explore the life in village and what our ancestors did during that time. And we might find some of this in our own life… or not. It really depends. And then we discover a significant change in our own family line and how one of the longest book titles is connected to our own family history. Hope you enjoy this episode as much as we did recording it!Extra Resources:

  • Tobi mentions the Battle of Kesseldorf. Here is a link to some more info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kesselsdorf
  • There really isn’t much on Unkersdorf, the wikipedia page only exists in German. But here are some stock photos: https://www.alamy.com/stock-photo/unkersdorf.html?sortBy=relevant
  • Here is a short informative article on urban living in Germany: https://www.familysearch.org/en/blog/life-in-rural-germany-1600-1800
  • The job our ancestor had was a Grundnahrungsbesitzer - good luck finding anything on that in English 
  • Here is a good article on the issue of spelling and family research - https://www.genealogy.com/articles/research/62_donna.htmlspelling 
  • Here is the book title Tobi references in case you don’t believe him: Ramming‘s Kirchlich-statistisches Handbuch für das Königreich Sachsen oder Verzeichnis der Ober-und Mittelbehörden in geistlichen und Schulangelegenheiten, der dem königlichen Ministerium des Kultus und öffentlichen Unterrichts unmittelbar untergeordneten kirchlichen und Schulanstalten, sowie aller im Königreich Sachsen öffentlich angestellten Geistlichen, Kirchschullehrer, Lehrer, Kantoren, Organisten, Kirchner und aller Konfessionen
    • Here is a link to the wikipedia page on Altmittweida - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altmittweida

      • And the link to the image of it: https://www.zvab.com/Rammings-Kirchlich-statistisches-Handbuch-Königreich-Sachsen-Verzeichniß/31596327980/bd

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